Dorking Wanderers vs Chatham Town - FA Cup

The FA Cup returns to the home ground on October 3, 2026, where Dorking Wanderers and Chatham Town will lock horns in a contest that could shape their respective campaigns. Manchester City face the K-League All-Stars in Seoul on Wednesday as part of their pre-season tour of Asia.

Both Dorking Wanderers and Chatham Town will be eager to build momentum when they meet in FA Cup. Dorking Wanderers's recent form is difficult to quantify, but the occasion itself should bring the best out of them. Chatham Town will travel with intent, knowing that a positive result here could kick-start their campaign. Throughout the game, Arsenal showed really hesitant defending which is so far from their dominant confidence of recent years.Arsenal exposed by superb BrightonDeclan Rice of Arsenal after defeat to Brighton.

Pressing intensity will define the contest. Dorking Wanderers will seek to win the ball high up the pitch and suffocate Chatham Town's build-up, while the visitors will aim to play through the pressure and exploit the spaces it leaves behind. Tuesday's print edition of ABC, as relayed by Sport Witness, have claimed that Betis turned down a €50m approach from a wealthy non-Premier League club for Antony.

The fixture is likely to be shaped by its key performers, with creative midfielders and clinical finishers on both sides capable of turning the game in an instant. The wide areas will be a key battleground, with full-backs and wingers on either side capable of swinging the contest one way or the other. They are also interested in adding yet another midfielder and some competition for Benjamin Sesko up front.

Predictions are tricky when the sides are this evenly matched, and small margins — a moment of quality, a slice of luck — could decide it either way. Expect a tight, competitive affair that could easily end all square at 1-1. Whatever the outcome, the FA Cup fixture promises a meaningful contest with real implications for both clubs. The Spaniard heading to Barca all but rules out a midfield departure from the Bernabeu and thus United will likely have to look elsewhere.